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Thomas Ridley Foodservice Ltd

Food & beverages · Slough
Large

Thomas Ridley Foodservice is a leading UK foodservice distributor supplying a wide range of food and drink products to the hospitality, catering, and public sector markets.

thomasridley.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£65.1m
Live
7
Buyers
8
12m
£20.1m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts7 / 13
  • Top buyers8
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Thomas Ridley Foodservice LtdUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Thomas Ridley Foodservice Ltd has won £65.1m across 8 public-sector buyers, with 7 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Norse Commercial Services Limited at 36% · 100% in Food & beverages · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
7 of 13Live contracts
36%Top-buyer concentration
100%Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value · 2/5

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes. Each is tagged self-reported or from the website.

◐ From supplier website
JobsNo commitment stated✓
SkillsNo commitment stated✓
Environment1 commitment✓
Tackling inequalityNo commitment stated✓
Community1 commitment✓
Environment · 1
  • WebsiteEnvironmentalCommitted to reducing food waste and packaging
Community · 1
  • WebsiteCommunitySupporting local food producers and farmers

Extracted automatically from thomasridley.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

↔ Cross-checked
Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 8
Foodservice Distribution
Fresh Produce
Ambient Grocery
Dairy Products
Meat and Poultry
Frozen Foods
Catering Equipment
Beverage Supply
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • 83_21 Grocery, Fresh, Chilled and Frozen FoodsEspo · £10.0m

Extracted automatically from thomasridley.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

⚑ Self-reported
—

No case studies yet

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships · 4

Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.

◐ From supplier website
Core credentials · 1/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityListed on site✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 3
BRC Global Standard
SALSA
Red Tractor

Extracted automatically from thomasridley.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 7 live · 6 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Milk, Dairy, Bread & Baked Goods (2026 - 2030)
THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED—22 Jun 2026£20.0m2 yrspending
Ambient, chilled, frozen foods and fresh fruit, vegetables and salad
THE CAMBRIDGE HOUSING SOCIETY LTD1530000027 Oct 2025£120k2 yrsLive
Multi-Temperature Food 2025
Norse Commercial Services Limited1500000002 Jan 2025£23.3m2 yrsLive
83_21 Grocery, Fresh, Chilled and Frozen Foods
Espo1500000001 Aug 2021£10.0m2 yrsClosed
Tender for the Supply & Dist. of Ambient, Chilled, Frozen Products to Wymondham College
Wymondham College c/o Pelican Procurement Services1500000001 Feb 2018£63k1.9 yrsClosed
83_17 Food - Grocery, Frozen and Multi-temperature
Espo0320000027 Aug 2017£7.0m2 yrsClosed
YPO - 000704 YPO UK Food Deal
YPO1500000001 Jul 2016£4.4m4 yrsClosed
Supply of fresh and dry food products for Colchester Institute
Colchester Institute1530000001 Apr 2016£208k12 moClosed
Frozen Foods and Groceries Framework
LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING03142500———Live
Multi-Temperature Food 2025
Norse Commercial Services Limited15000000———Live
Total live value £23.4m · mean award £5.0m1–10 of 13

Top buyers · 8 buyers · top 3 = 93%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Norse Commercial Services Limited
3 contracts
36%
since 2024
2
THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED
1 contract
31%
since 2026
3
Espo
3 contracts
26%
since 2017
4
YPO
1 contract
7%
since 2016
5
Colchester Institute
1 contract
0%
since 2016
6
THE CAMBRIDGE HOUSING SOCIETY LTD
1 contract
0%
since 2025
7
Wymondham College c/o Pelican Procurement Services
1 contract
0%
since 2018
8
LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING
2 contracts
0%

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
Food & beverages15
100%
⚠ Concentration: 100% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Eastern5 contracts
36%
North West1 contract
31%
East Midlands3 contracts
26%
Yorkshire1 contract
7%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Thomas Ridley Foodservice Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
OA
ON A ROLL SANDWICH COMPANY LIMITED
Yes£80.3m6
OT
OWEN TAYLOR AND SONS LIMITED
Yes£60.9m8
ND
NIJJAR DAIRIES LIMITED T/A Freshways
Yes£58.1m9
BB
Brake Bros Ltd
Yes£57.0m12
BG
BFS Group T/A Bidvest Foodservice
Yes£48.9m11
TR
Thomas Ridley Foodservice Ltd
No£20.1m—
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

↔ Cross-checked
Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 30 Jun 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 17 Aug 2026
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
±

No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
00148692
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
17 Oct 1917
Reg. office
814 Leigh Road, Slough, SL1 4BD
SIC codes
46342 · 46390
Last accounts
30 Jun 2025
Next accounts due
31 Mar 2027

Directors & PSC

  • HAMANDI, Thamer — secretary
    Appointed 20 Jan 2023
  • ATYEO, Philip David John — director
    Appointed 20 Jan 2023
  • BROGAN, Alison — director
    Appointed 20 Jan 2023
  • SELLEY, Andrew Mark — director
    Appointed 20 Jan 2023
  • Caterfood Holdings Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos House
£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

↔ From Cos House
THOMAS RIDLEY AND SON,LIMITED
00148692 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.